It was on a bus driving through the northern desert of Uzbekistan when an American woman I’d just met turned to me and said, ‘Oh, you do environmental travel stories - have you been to Potato Head?’ I ...

I've often wondered whether bringing a refillable water bottle while traveling is really a big deal. I'm just one person, so do my actions really matter in the grand scheme of things? How much waste ...

Kristin Hostetter is the Head of Sustainability at Outside Interactive, Inc. and the resident sustainability columnist on Outside Online. Hostetter has worked as a journalist in the outdoor industry ...

Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, but it also carries heavy environmental costs. Rising carbon emissions from flights, plastic pollution at tourist spots, and habitat loss due to ...